Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 56.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Lithuania, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 56.2% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Lithuania peaked at 59.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 1995.
Lithuania ranks 19th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 46.7% | — |
| 1995 | 46.4% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 47.6% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 47.2% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 49.5% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 55.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 55.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 46.4% | 49.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 50.0% | 55.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 54.7% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 56.2% | 59.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 337 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,458 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,656 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 120,897 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0419 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Lithuania?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Lithuania was 56.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 1995.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Lithuania ranks 19th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release